{ "term": "horse", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages, etc.", "sensetop": "on a horseby horse", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **ride a horse**" }, { "text": "to get on a horse" }, { "text": "He mounted his horse and rode off." }, { "text": "She's a keen horse rider." }, { "text": "He wants to become a professional horse trainer." }, { "text": "a rider on a white horse", "contextForm": "on a horse" }, { "text": "They travelled seven miles by horse to the camp.", "contextForm": "by horse" }, { "text": "a horse and cart" }, { "text": "He urged his horse into a gallop." }, { "text": "He was jailed for 15 years for nobbling a horse that had been going to run in the Derby." }, { "text": "He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see." }, { "text": "Heavy horses (= large, strong horses) were used for delivering beer." }, { "text": "Hundreds of animals are bought and sold at the annual horse fair." }, { "text": "Several horses trotted past us." }, { "text": "She has a knack for handling horses." }, { "text": "The cart overturned, the horse plunging and rearing in its traces." }, { "text": "The horse stumbled and threw its rider." }, { "text": "The horse trough was full of stagnant water." }, { "text": "The race organizers became suspicious when the two most fancied horses finished last." }, { "text": "The weary horse plodded up the hill." }, { "text": "There are ten horses running in the next race." }, { "text": "They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples." }, { "text": "They would need fresh horses if they were to reach the border the next day." }, { "text": "Three horses fell when a loose horse ran across the track." } ], "topics": ["Animals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["beautiful", "fine", "good"], "verb + horse": ["breed", "own", "train"], "horse + verb": ["canter", "gallop", "trot"], "horse + noun": ["box", "trailer", "breeder"], "preposition": ["on a/​the horse"], "phrases": ["a horse and carriage", "a horse and cart"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "horse racing", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "a1", "examples": [ { "text": "He lost a lot of money on the horses *(= by gambling on races)*." } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a large object with legs, and sometimes handles, used in gymnastics", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to support somebody/something that is not successful", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to cause something to fail, for example a plan", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to eat a lot", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She may be thin, but she eats like a horse." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "wishing for something does not make it happen", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning", "examples": [ { "text": "The women’s competition was a two horse race between last year’s winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to put or do things in the wrong order", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/hɔːs/", "audio": "ho/horse/horse__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/hɔːrs/", "audio": "ho/horse/horse__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hors, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ros and German Ross." }